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Columbus Blue Jackets - 27-Apr-2014

THE RUNDOWN PITTSBURGH - Sergei Bobrovsky was far and away the Blue Jackets' best player tonight. Early on, that was great news for Columbus...but as the game wore on, it became less and less of a good thing. After a first period that felt lik......

Columbus Blue Jackets - 27-Apr-2014

Welcome to The Numbers. Here, we'll break down the most important facts, figures and statistics from that night's game. Despite the final score, there's more to the game's story than the numbers on the scoreboard. Here’s a look at the most nota......

Columbus Blue Jackets - 27-Apr-2014

Blue Jackets coach Todd Richards On second period surge from Pittsburgh TR: "I thought the first period was probably our best period. I thought they took it to another level in the second. They started winning battles and we spent too much t......

Yardbarker.com - 27-Apr-2014

getty images With the series tied, the Columbus Blue Jackets and Pittsburgh Penguins are ready for Game 5 of their opening round matchup in the Stanley Cup Playoffs. In Game 4 it was Columbus who evened the series with a overtime win against Pittsburgh. Game 5 between the Blue Jackets and Penguins will get underway at 7:00 pm ET on NBCSN from the Consol Energy Center in Pittsburgh, PA. Who will gain...

Columbus Blue Jackets - 27-Apr-2014

PITTSBURGH - When the Blue Jackets took the ice today for their morning skate at CONSOL Energy Center, two familiar faces rejoined the group after missing time in the series. Both Ryan Murray and Fedor Tyutin, neither of whom played Wednesday i......

Yardbarker.com - 27-Apr-2014

One: It was a physical game on both sides of the puck, with the Penguins delivering more hits in the first period than Columbus. This was expected. The Blue Jackets weathered the barrage and threw a few of their own. Sidney Crosby was showing a little frustration by the end of the first with the hits he was taking. Two: It took the Penguins four games to figure out that they almost have to double-team...

Yardbarker.com - 27-Apr-2014

The Blue Jackets will get two of their steadier defensemen back in the lineup for tonight's Game 5. Fedor Tyutin, who was rattled by two big hits in the first period of Game 2, and Ryan Murray, who missed Game 4 with a lower-body injury, will return tonight against the Pittsburgh Penguins in Consol Energy Center. To fit Tyutin and Murray in the lineup, Nick Schultz and Dalton Prout will be scratched....

Yardbarker.com - 27-Apr-2014

Things may be a little bit easier for the Columbus Blue Jackets tonight when they take on the Pittsburgh Penguins, as Fedor Tyutin and Ryan Murray will draw back into the lineup for Game 5. The Blue Jackets look to take their first-ever Stanley Cup Playoff series lead tonight against the Penguins in Consol Energy Center, and with Tyutin […]...

Yardbarker.com - 27-Apr-2014

STANLEY CUP PLAYOFFS EASTERN CONFERENCE QUARTERFINALS GAME FIVE (2) PITTSBURGH PENGUINS v. (7) COLUMBUS BLUE JACKETS SERIES TIED, 2-2   We're back to square one, so to speak. After the first four games of the series were literally split down the middle -- four 4-3 games with each team winning a home game and an away game -- the Columbus Blue Jackets and the Pittsburgh Penguins are down to a best of...

Yardbarker.com - 27-Apr-2014

By: Casey Johnston (@PensNationCasey) Marc-Andre Fleury really blew it on Wednesday night.  Even if you did not see the end of the game, by now you have found out that he badly misplayed a puck behind his net with less than a minute remaining.  His mistake resulted in a puck in the back of the net.  He then allowed a soft goal from the blue line in overtime.  The extra day between games has allowed...

Yardbarker.com - 27-Apr-2014

PITTSBURGH -- Blue Jackets center Mark Letestu knows a bit about pressure, having been on the Penguins roster for parts of three seasons. He's seen the pressure and expectations foisted upon the Penguins by the Pittsburgh media and fan base. He also knows that outside of Columbus, there is no external pressure being applied to the Blue Jackets. The only pressure and expectations that they have are...

Yardbarker.com - 27-Apr-2014

PITTSBURGH -- Ahead of Game 5 tonight at Consol Energy Center, the Blue Jackets are expecting to see some pushback as the Penguins look to assert themselves in their barn. Columbus is relaxed, yet focused, as they get set to face a desperate team in Pittsburgh. "It's a 2-2 series," said Columbus head coach Todd Richards, "and this game is the next most important game. I expect them to come out hard,...

Yardbarker.com - 27-Apr-2014

As this amazing roller-coaster of a series between the Columbus Blue Jackets and Pittsburgh Penguins moves back to the Steel City for tonight's Game 5, the epic come-from-behind victory by Columbus in Game 4 is surely still resonating. Every Columbus Blue Jackets fan will remember the two goals Wednesday night, the first forcing overtime at Nationwide Arena, the second bringing the franchise its first-ever...

Yardbarker.com - 26-Apr-2014

Wednesday marked the Blue Jackets' first home playoff win in franchise history. Among the nearly 19,000 spectators taking in this landmark event, it was particularly special for the Jackets' 2013 first-round draft pick, Swedish prospect Alexander Wennberg. "It was awesome," Wennberg said. "To see everything that was happening on the ice and the crowd -- it was amazing." Wennberg accepted an invitation...

Columbus Blue Jackets - 26-Apr-2014

There have been several unpredictable and borderline-crazy things about this series between the Blue Jackets and Penguins, but one constant has been the importance of special teams. Heading into the series, it would have appeared that Pittsburg......

Columbus Blue Jackets - 26-Apr-2014

MORNING SKATE: The Blue Jackets and Penguins are tied up at two games apiece, and now, the series shifts back to Pittsburgh for Game 5 on Saturday night. The team will hold a morning skate at 11:30 a.m. at CONSOL Energy Center and we'll have compl......


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